Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it currently under consideration for publication in any other form or outlet (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission includes an abstract, no longer than 150 words and 5-8 keywords.
- A separate cover page includes the title of the article, complete contact information and biographical date for each author, a total word count, the number of tables and/or figures included, and any acknowledgments.
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- The text is double-spaced and uses a 12-point font, and all illustration, figure, and table callouts are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- As part of the Berghahn Open Anthro initiative, articles in Migration and Society: Advances in Research (ARMS) are published open access under a Creative Commons license. Authors must visit our License Options page to select and download their preferred license agreement. Completed and signed forms should be sent to copyright@berghahnjournals.com.
- The submission has been correctly anonymized: author names and bios do not appear in the article and the document metadata has been cleaned. Please see: Remove hidden data and personal information by inspecting documents, presentations, or workbooks
People & Places
People & Places consists of shorter pieces (2,000 to 4,000 words), including notes from the field, "migrant voices," and interviews with scholars, practioners, and policymakers.
Reflections
Reflections invites critical reflections (maximum 5,000 words) on migration research and teaching.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews should be 800 words for single book reviews, 1,300 to 1,400 words for two books, and 1,500 to 16,000 words for three books.
Creative Encounters
Creative Encounters includes poetry, photo essays and other creative representations of migration.